MEDICAL REMAINS. &quot;2*20 



Against the waste of the body by heat. 

 Take sweet pomegranates, and strain them 

 lightly, not pressing the kernel, into a glass ; where 

 put some little of the peel of a citron, and two or 

 three cloves, and three grains of arnbergrease, and a 

 pretty deal of fine sugar. It is to be drunk every 

 morning whilst pomegranates last. 



Methusalem water. Against all asperity and tor re 

 faction of inward parts, and all adust ion of the blood, 

 and generally against the dry ness of age. 



Take crevices very new, q. s. boil them well in 

 claret wine, of them take only the shells, and rub 

 them very clean, especially on the inside, that they 

 may be thoroughly cleansed from the meat. Then 

 wash them three or four times in fresh claret wine, 

 heated : still changing the wine, till all the fish-taste 

 be quite taken away. But in the wine wherein they 

 are washed, steep some tops of green rosemary ; 

 then dry the pure shell thoroughly, and bring them 

 to an exquisite powder. Of this powder take three 

 drams. Take also pearl, and steep them in vinegar 

 twelve hours, aud dry off the vinegar ; of this powder 

 also three drams. Then put the shell powder and 

 pearl powder together, and add to them of ginger 

 one scruple, and of white poppy-seed half a scruple, 

 and steep them in spirit of wine, wherein six grains 

 of saffron have been dissolved, seven hours. Then 

 upon a gentle heat vapour away all the spirit of wine, 



